1997 Subaru Legacy

midsize car / 4-door sedan

1997 Subaru Legacy 4-door sedan
1995 Subaru Legacy shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
A

Key

  • G
    Good
  • A
    Acceptable
  • M
    Marginal
  • P
    Poor
  • Superior
  • Advanced
  • Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 1995-99 models

Tested vehicle: 1995 Subaru Legacy L 4-door 2wd

The Subaru Legacy was redesigned for the 1995 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
A
Structure and safety cage
A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
P
Leg/foot, right
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G

Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.

Measures taken from the instrumented driver dummy indicates high risk of injury to the left leg.

Dummy movement was effectively controlled during the crash test.

Technical measurements for this test

About the original moderate overlap front test